Network sharing issues vary across connections.
Network sharing issues vary across connections.
Hi all, done my fill of Googling the past few weeks on this, can't figure it out. Here's the setup. There are 4 computers (3 WIN10 1 MacOS) on my network I'm interested in. Computer names are: Workstation-1 Workstation-2 Ray-Laptop Ray-Mac-Mini I've set up various network drives and folder shares across all the different computers I want to have access to from anywhere on the network. Workstation-2 can see all of them flawlessly in the 'Network' section of File explorer. At least it did until a few minutes ago. Now it only sees Workstation-1 and Ray-Laptop, just like all the others, something broke it, but it's been the odd one out, being the only one that would ever see them all. At the end of the day I'd like all 4 computers to be able to see all 4 computers. And they all can, I've confirmed in command prompt that I can ping all 4 computers from every other one and get a response. And here's a video showing that I can access any of the places I want to and see the files, so I know the sharing permissions/setup is correct. I've followed every guide that I can find. I've enabled various services on all the computers recommended, like: Function Discovery Provider Host Function Discovery Resource Publication And I've set these all to be Automatic (Delayed Start) I've enabled SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support in Windows Features Network is set to private on all machines, File and Printer Sharing is turned on as well as Network Discovery, password protection is turned off in the Network Sharing Center, Encryption is the same. Etc. Does anyone have a deep understanding of Windows networking, or have an insanely detailed guide I can follow that will guarantee I can get every computer to show up in 'Network' instead of just the two. I've had this issue for months and never can find a solution, so I haven't been able to set everything up the way I want, just the essential stuff. I don't want to use 'Network Drives' with letters because I won't have enough letters, and it'll be way more confusion anyway. Any help would be awesome!
I updated the three workstation computers with a fresh workgroup name that none had used before. Now RAY-LAPTOP can access files on RAY-LAPTOP, WORKSTATION-1, and WORKSTATION-2 within the network view. The remaining two machines only display the laptop, not recognizing themselves anymore. This happened after restarting all devices and refreshing the file explorer several times.
Based on your experience, it seems you're familiar with managing network shares on Windows and have used PowerShell to explore them. You've likely encountered situations where certain folders aren't visible through standard tools.
These results consistently display identical data regarding which files are shared, rather than the actual shares across the entire network. I can access any folders I need and configure permissions, but the 'Network' area doesn’t show the full list of available shares.
it once had a Windows Share Manager executable that adjusted registry entries and deep network settings to automate shares. it was my preferred tool for network share issues. i searched old forums but found no sign of it anymore. i’m checking archived sites now, hoping someone still hosts it. no guarantees it existed back in Windows 7, but it could have helped with transitions across different Windows versions.